diff --git a/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/json/GoogleJsonResponseExceptionTest.java b/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/json/GoogleJsonResponseExceptionTest.java
index e61b421fb..2ac373126 100644
--- a/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/json/GoogleJsonResponseExceptionTest.java
+++ b/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/json/GoogleJsonResponseExceptionTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public void testFrom_noDetails() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("200", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("200"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_withDetails() throws Exception {
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public void testFrom_withDetails() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertEquals(GoogleJsonErrorTest.ERROR, GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY.toString(ge.getDetails()));
-    assertTrue(
-        ge.getMessage(), ge.getMessage().startsWith("403" + StringUtils.LINE_SEPARATOR + "{"));
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_detailsMissingContent() throws Exception {
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ public void testFrom_detailsMissingContent() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("403", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_detailsArbitraryJsonContent() throws Exception {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ public void testFrom_detailsArbitraryJsonContent() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("403", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_detailsArbitraryXmlContent() throws Exception {
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ public void testFrom_detailsArbitraryXmlContent() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertTrue(
-        ge.getMessage(), ge.getMessage().startsWith("403" + StringUtils.LINE_SEPARATOR + "<"));
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().contains("<foo>"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_errorNoContentButWithJsonContentType() throws Exception {
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ public void testFrom_errorNoContentButWithJsonContentType() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("403", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_errorEmptyContentButWithJsonContentType() throws Exception {
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ public void testFrom_errorEmptyContentButWithJsonContentType() throws Exception
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("403", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 
   public void testFrom_detailsErrorObject() throws Exception {
@@ -154,6 +153,6 @@ public void testFrom_detailsNoErrorField() throws Exception {
     GoogleJsonResponseException ge =
         GoogleJsonResponseException.from(GoogleJsonErrorTest.FACTORY, response);
     assertNull(ge.getDetails());
-    assertEquals("403", ge.getMessage());
+    assertTrue(ge.getMessage().startsWith("403"));
   }
 }
diff --git a/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/services/AbstractGoogleClientRequestTest.java b/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/services/AbstractGoogleClientRequestTest.java
index 3a87c4279..748e02f44 100644
--- a/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/services/AbstractGoogleClientRequestTest.java
+++ b/google-api-client/src/test/java/com/google/api/client/googleapis/services/AbstractGoogleClientRequestTest.java
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@
 import com.google.api.client.testing.http.MockHttpTransport;
 import com.google.api.client.testing.http.MockLowLevelHttpRequest;
 import com.google.api.client.testing.http.MockLowLevelHttpResponse;
-import com.google.api.client.util.StringUtils;
 import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ public LowLevelHttpResponse execute() {
       fail("expected " + HttpResponseException.class);
     } catch (HttpResponseException e) {
       // expected
-      assertEquals("401" + StringUtils.LINE_SEPARATOR + ERROR_CONTENT, e.getMessage());
+      assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("401"));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 323d93dd4..d3975eb45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
   </build>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <project.http.version>1.34.2</project.http.version>
+    <project.http.version>1.35.0</project.http.version>
     <project.oauth.version>1.31.0</project.oauth.version>
     <project.jsr305.version>3.0.2</project.jsr305.version>
     <project.gson.version>2.8.6</project.gson.version>